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A hero dad was driving home for his lunch break when he heard gunshots and ran into an Oregon elementary school special education room to stop a crazed teen’s deadly mass shooting, according to a report.
Follow for live updates on the mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon
Kaylub Giamanco, a carpenter and father of two girls who attend Silver Rail Elementary, was driving home from his break on Thursday when he heard gunfire, his brother, Kyle Giamanco, told NBC News.
Kaylub Giamanco (above) was identified as the Samaritan who shot and killed a teen school shooter at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. facebook/Kaylub Giamanco
Kaylub and Kelsey Giamanco are seen in an undated Facebook photo. facebook/Kaylub GiamancoKaylub Giamanco, 36, who owns a concealed weapon, bravely pursued teen gunman John J. Griffin into the school building’s special education room and fatally shot him, his brother described.
Despite being credited by authorities with saving lives, Kaylub Giamanco does not want to speak out because he doesn’t feel like a hero and is riddled with guilt for not saving more people, according to his sibling.
Here’s the latest on the elementary school shooting in Oregon:
- Hero gunman who ran into Oregon elementary school to end teen’s mass shooting was ‘student’s dad’: dispatch audio
- Driver who tried to stop Oregon school shooter shows bullet hole-riddled truck: ‘Holy s–t’
- Oregon elementary school teen gunman fired his mom’s shotgun at truck before rampage that left 3 kids, teacher dead: report
Griffin, 16, was armed with his mom’s pump-action shotgun when he opened fire inside the Bend school — killing three children, aged 5, 8, and 11, and a teacher.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-10-16 16:46:11 | Updated at 2026-10-16 17:25:13
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